THE WAR,

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1915, Page 2

THE WAR,

e 1 EI.KCI ftiC TELEftK Al'H —COPYRIGHT | ! I'lMt I'ir.SS . SSOI-iATION i OFFICIAL REI'ORT OF SUCCESSES. f Official.— The French infantry by a brilliant attack captured throe lines of trendies on the spur of Notre Dame <le Lorette. reached the edge of the plateau, took prisoner a hundred, and Men- up several trenches at Eeurie and Rolineourt. There "as serious fighting at Albert. north-west of Xonvron Woods north-east of Sou-aiti and north-west of Perthes, and numerous counter-attacks n ere repulsed in tile Argi line and at Hois le Pore. Our infantry the "western part of Yanquois. making liunierou.s prisoners. report. London. March 16. Army officers killed 15. wounded 30. missing one .rejoined one. Paris reports that the day was mark ed by a number of gains by the Allies I lie Germans tried to recapture a small fort carried by the Allies on Thursday night, but were repulsed leaving 55 dead. South of Ypres the British were coinpolled to fiill. back from the trench taken yesterday, but tliev regained the trench notwithstanding many counter attacks. North-west of Arras the Allies' infantry's brilliant attack captured at one bound three lines of trenches and look ;i hundred prisoners and munitions. In the region (if Cunc-Roeliii-court the Allies blew up several German trenches anct prevorted the en < ;uy reconstructing them. . In the region of Albert the Germanexploded a mine under the' Allies trenc-: and occupied the portion. but the Allies regained it. In the valley ol the Aisno, north-w of Ouvron. two German companies under lire suffered enormous losses. In the Champagne we gained ground north-oast ol Souaine and north-west of Perthes. In the region oi Bagatelle the enemy's blockhouse was demolished and its site occupied. In the woods of Le I'retre. liort'l- - west ol Pontamiisson, tho Germans destroyed by mine four of the Allies' advanced tranches, but the greater part of the position ivas gained. RUSSIAN PROGRESS. ; Petrograd, March 16. : Official.—We progressed on the whole Piasnysz trout .Ulawa railway to Erjiec river and on the left bank of the latter, fighting all the way. Ihe German counter-attacks evoi.v where were repulsed. The guns at Ossoweicz wrecked several of the enemy's siege batteries of heavy calibre. Pi'ZEMYSL BOMBARDED. The capture of Malkowice enabled the Russians to approach close to.the outworks of Przemysl. and the bombardment has begun. Tho Russian and Germans lines in Prasnvsz region are so close that the large masses of troops are unable to ' move freely. AUSTRIA'S REPORT. Amsterdam. March l<i. An Austrian communique says :—We repulsed the Russians in the Opor Valley, taking prisoner thousands and. drove the Russians back north of llszok Pass along the entire front. JAPAN AND CHTNA. Pekin, Match 15. Tlie Government has been officially informed that a .Tapanese squadron, convoying two divisions, approximately 30,000 men. has sailed for China.